Shaker Furniture: 12 Timeless Woodworking Projects

by Skills Institute Press

Overview

Step-by-step projects for building beautiful Shaker furniture for every room of the house. About the Series: Discover the timeless projects in the Built to Last Series. These are the projects that stand the test of time in function and form, in the techniques they employ, and represent the pieces every woodworker should build in a lifetime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565234673
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/01/2010
Series:	Built to Last Series
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	961,689
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

John Kelsey is a journalist and editor specializing in woodworking and furniture making. He has a degree in woodworking and furniture design from the School for American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine and a publisher of woodworking and home building books at the Taunton Press. He is the author of Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Shaker Design

*Redefining Shaker Style

*Elegant Shaker Box

*A Shaker Life

Chapter 2: Chairs

*Enfield Side Chair

*Rush Seat

*Shaker Rocking Chair

*Tape Seat

*Meeting house Bench

Chapter 3: Tables

*Trestle Table

*Drop-Leaf Table

*Candle Stand

Chapter 4: Pie Safe

*Anatomy of a Pie Safe

Chapter 5: Shaker Classics

*Wall Clock

*Step Stool

*Shaker Boxes

*Pegboard

Index

Editorial Reviews

SHAKER FURNITURE, one of seven volumes in the Built to Last Project Series from Fox Chapel Publishing, offers classic furniture and cabinet projects, including an Enfield side chair, a meeting house bench, a trestle table and a pie safe. Also included are smaller projects such as a wall clock, step stool, pegboard and Shaker boxes. The book's step-by-step instructions and drawings will help the reader build from the plans or serve as a starting point for a custom design.

This is the first book in a new series titled "Built to Last". The initial book looks at the beauty and simplicity of Shaker furniture with some great ideas and plans. Methods of work are discussed and full construction details are illustrated. Chairs, tables, pie safes and other classic Shaker designs are included in this great book. Traditional oval boxes, a wall clock and a step stool are also illustrated. One project that you will certainly want to build is the traditional Shaker rocking chair and the book shows you how to build it. The book also shows you how to 'rush' the seat. An excellent book for both novice and pro woodworkers alike.

Part of the publisher's "Built To Last" series focusing on furniture and cabinetry, this volume presents a small sampling of projects. Background information on Shakers and their influence on style precedes a gallery of furniture samples. The projects embody simple, classic design and include construction information on lathe work, bending the slats, assembly, and weaving the rush seat. The instruction level is not basic but fine for the experienced woodworker.

From the Publisher

Part of the publisher's "Built To Last" series focusing on furniture and cabinetry, this volume presents a small sampling of projects. Background information on Shakers and their influence on style precedes a gallery of furniture samples. The projects embody simple, classic design and include construction information on lathe work, bending the slats, assembly, and weaving the rush seat. The instruction level is not basic but fine for the experienced woodworker.

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